Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in pcp - CVE-2023-6917
Published: August 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96640
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6917
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Performance Co-Pilot
Affected software:
pcp
pcp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application uses mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. A local user can escalate privileges on the system via symlink attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-6917
Install updates from vendor's website.